How to say “block” in Chinese
block, stop
“Block” in Chinese is 阻挡, zǔ dǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
阻挡 is read zǔ dǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 阝 “hill”: an obstacle in the way. On the right, 且, as in 组 zǔ and 租 zū.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 当 dāng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “阻挡”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “block” in Chinese?
“Block” in Chinese is 阻挡, pinyin zǔdǎng.
What does 阻挡 mean?
阻挡 (zǔdǎng) means “block, stop”.
How do you write 阻挡?
阻挡 is 2 characters: 阻 (zǔ) — block, hinder; 挡 (dǎng) — block, shield. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 阻挡?
阻挡 is read zǔdǎng. Tones: zǔ — third tone, dǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“block” in the lesson “Smoke, a crowd and a forgotten phone”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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